Day 6

Tuesday November 10th we had to go to the civil affairs office to have the adoption registrtion and notary interview. That was interesting. Shelby and I had to go have our picture taken together and then we sat and waited for our interviews. When it was my turn I was nervous. I wish that I had Glen there to answer the questions but I had to go alone with Shelby. They would not let my Aunt come with me. Then once that was done. They gave you a gift and we packed up and left for our next point of destination. Which was to finalize the paperwork on the China side. What I found interesting was that China when it comes to mistakes on paperwork. They are not very picky about it as long as it is not a major mistake. If it is a coma, mispelled word or anything like that they will ask you to have it changed if it is miss spelled but will still move the paperwork along to finish it. Sara also told us about the U.S. Government side. Our government is very picky. They look for mistakes to keep you here in China even if is a coma out of place. They look at every detail. Once we finished that we went to Walmart to get supplies for the babies and other things that you my need. This was interesting. Walmart in China has 3 floors. Most of us got a stroller. That has been a life saver.Once everyone was done we headed for the bus to take us back to the hotel. Several people wanted to get off at the Grandview Mall. Unless you really like to shop, my suggestion is that you not go there. This is because it is huge 7 story mall with hallways that take you from one mall to another mall. The 7th floor is an amusement park and when I say amusement park it is. The other thing is that the map of the mall is in Chinese no English at all on it. So to find something on it, forget it. You will have to walk all around it to find what that store. They have no food court. The resturants are on all floors spread out the mall.
The rest of us went back to the hotel. We then had a group dinner at the hotel. So far I have not had anything that I did not like. The Jiangxi Province food is the spicy province, The food is very good and very spicy.
Outside our window is a buddist temple it is called built back in the 1600 or the 1700. I am not sure because I don't have the book in front of me that tells me about it. While Shelby was taking a nap we saw what we called a parade and firecrackers going off. We found out later that it was a funeral and it last for 7 days. That was different. Then we kept hearing singing (kind of like a prayer and was done over a loud speaker). This went on and on since we have been here. Enjoy the pictures